Ok, you can thank me for getting these into the Discount Tire computer.
Called about them and they were not listed, but I insisted that there was such a tire and convinced the clerk to call their distributor.
Two days later They called me and said that yes, there was such a tire (which of course I already knew) and that if I wanted a set, they would put them in the computer, to which I replied that I could not know if I wanted a set unless they could tell me how much they would cost.
Two days later and they were in the computer at $(OMG) $121 each.
I called the local Mitsubishi dealer and the said they could order the tire for $101 (tax not included) and install for an additional $10 each.
Back to Discount tire, and they agreed to match the price. Why does it have to be so hard?
Anyway, the RE 92s are only available special order though the web (Discount no longer lists them) and the Enasaves were $88, but about $44 to ship, so the difference was only going to be the sales tax, and for me, it was just worth the money to buy them from Discount and not have to fuss around with finding someone to install them and then either shipping them direct (though next time I think I will do this) or muscling them around.
Installed about a week ago. 04 CVT, and I am not a hyper-miler fanatic, though I do try to do a good job (Lifetime mileage is about 56 MPG and this is in Austin Tx where you have to run the A/C in the very long, very hot summers).
Old RE 92s were down to the wear bars, but it was the age as much as anything that made me want to replace them.
First impression. The Enesave if very quiet as compared to the REs.
Second impression, the Enesave is smoother.
Much of this might be just the fact that the tread is new and deep, but I flet it immediately, and I LIKE it!
I inflate to Honda factory spec (and was delighted to see that my Discount Tire dealer did too) so this was a pretty much A/B comparison.
After a week, just paying attention to the normal segments that I know very well, I really could not see any difference in the milege on the readout, and complete trips seemed to be pretty much exactly the same.
This tire was selected to run on the Mirage which is being heavily promoted as a high mileage car. My guess is that even a 3% difference might mean the difference between the car getting 42.9 MPG and 44.1 MPG which makes a 44 MPG car sound a lot better tha a 42 MPG car.
And I would also think that the RE-92s could have been "Saved" by the Mirage but that perhaps either the Dunlop was "As good" or "close enough".
While it is not listed as low rolling resistance, logically it makes sense that it is at least reduced over a standard tire and perhaps the delta is pretty small.
Anyway, it might take a year to know if there is a meaningful difference, and perhaps a true hyper-mile driver in a manual car will have a different outcome, but I am pretty happy with the Enasave.
So, should now show up in your local Discount Tire database, and call you local Mitsubishi dealer for a quote so you can go armed to Discount. They say they will match any local quote, and for the 15 years I have been dealing with this, they have always stood by this.
Hope someone finds this useful.
Called about them and they were not listed, but I insisted that there was such a tire and convinced the clerk to call their distributor.
Two days later They called me and said that yes, there was such a tire (which of course I already knew) and that if I wanted a set, they would put them in the computer, to which I replied that I could not know if I wanted a set unless they could tell me how much they would cost.
Two days later and they were in the computer at $(OMG) $121 each.
I called the local Mitsubishi dealer and the said they could order the tire for $101 (tax not included) and install for an additional $10 each.
Back to Discount tire, and they agreed to match the price. Why does it have to be so hard?
Anyway, the RE 92s are only available special order though the web (Discount no longer lists them) and the Enasaves were $88, but about $44 to ship, so the difference was only going to be the sales tax, and for me, it was just worth the money to buy them from Discount and not have to fuss around with finding someone to install them and then either shipping them direct (though next time I think I will do this) or muscling them around.
Installed about a week ago. 04 CVT, and I am not a hyper-miler fanatic, though I do try to do a good job (Lifetime mileage is about 56 MPG and this is in Austin Tx where you have to run the A/C in the very long, very hot summers).
Old RE 92s were down to the wear bars, but it was the age as much as anything that made me want to replace them.
First impression. The Enesave if very quiet as compared to the REs.
Second impression, the Enesave is smoother.
Much of this might be just the fact that the tread is new and deep, but I flet it immediately, and I LIKE it!
I inflate to Honda factory spec (and was delighted to see that my Discount Tire dealer did too) so this was a pretty much A/B comparison.
After a week, just paying attention to the normal segments that I know very well, I really could not see any difference in the milege on the readout, and complete trips seemed to be pretty much exactly the same.
This tire was selected to run on the Mirage which is being heavily promoted as a high mileage car. My guess is that even a 3% difference might mean the difference between the car getting 42.9 MPG and 44.1 MPG which makes a 44 MPG car sound a lot better tha a 42 MPG car.
And I would also think that the RE-92s could have been "Saved" by the Mirage but that perhaps either the Dunlop was "As good" or "close enough".
While it is not listed as low rolling resistance, logically it makes sense that it is at least reduced over a standard tire and perhaps the delta is pretty small.
Anyway, it might take a year to know if there is a meaningful difference, and perhaps a true hyper-mile driver in a manual car will have a different outcome, but I am pretty happy with the Enasave.
So, should now show up in your local Discount Tire database, and call you local Mitsubishi dealer for a quote so you can go armed to Discount. They say they will match any local quote, and for the 15 years I have been dealing with this, they have always stood by this.
Hope someone finds this useful.
